ICv2 reports that American anime DVD releases, which fell by 19% in 2006, have shrunk a further 23% so far this year. Domestic anime DVD sales are also
The live stage performance “Trees and Ghosts” is scheduled to debut on November 8 at the Georgetown University Theater in Washington D.C. The multimedia performance, adapted and directed
Digital Manga employee Ben will be auctioned during the 2007 Yaoi Con “Bishie Auction.” The winning bidder will purchase Ben’s company for the evening, the floral patterned “Wa-Lolita”
Pop singer Hiroshi Nagano (35), star of the 1996 Ultraman Tiga television series, will reprise his role as Daigo, the human form of Ultraman Tiga, in a new
IGN now hosts the full length first episode of AD Vision’s English translation of Pumpkin Scissors for online viewing. The first Pumpkin Scissors DVD is scheduled for release
ComiPress has begun to host a serialized authorized English translation of manga scholar Udagawa Takeo’s 1997 book “Manga Zombie.” The book focuses on bringing attention to the work
French movie news website Films Actu has secured the first production still from the currently filming live action Blood: The Last Vampire movie. The still features Korean actress
Question: Looking forward at titles either currently running or recently finished in Japan, which series do you see not receiving release due to Geneon’s closure? Do you expect
Ashida Toyoo, chairman of Studio Live, has organized the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) in order to petition for improved working conditions for Japanese animators and combat the
Although there’s presently not much on it, the official homepage for the upcoming Kurenai anime television series is now online. The upcoming anime is an adaptation of writer
The official homepage for director/actor Tak Sakaguchi’s live action film adaptation of Akira Miyashita’s Sakigake! Otoko Juku manga is now online in Japanese and English. The movie is
Question: How come all the H-games get adapted in non-hentai anime? How come they don’t get adapted into hentai anime? Examples are Kannon, Air, and some others.
The official Japanese homepage for the PSP re-release of the Gameboy Advance strategy RPG Yggdra Union now hosts its 3 minute long anime opening sequence in the website’s
ICv2 has learned that AD Vision’s recent lay off of 13 employees and hiring of an unspecified number of new employees amounts to a near 10% decrease in
